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Coolant Leak ! Looks Like Its Coming From Sump/oil Pan

dantheman88

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hey guys

Just noticed I have a water leak. Its not any of the hoses as they are all brand new braided hoses. It looks like its coming out the sump oil pan area. See Pics...

Would this be a rooted or leaking water pump?

If I need to replace it, should I be doing the timing belt and eveything as well? Or can i just do the water pump?

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theponyremark Proficient

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It would involve checking if the oil/water exchanger is faulty. If it is, you need to go either to a wrecker to find a OEM one or just get an aftermarket one from a place like JustJap.

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is this the water/oil exchange your talking about?

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/index.php?app=core&module=attach&section=attach&attach_rel_module=post&attach_id=74375

I have the same as the one above with the remote oil filter and oil cooler and completely bypas the exchange

eightsixboy Mentor

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Wash of the whole area, run the car on stands and have a look and see if you can see where its coming from. It could be runing down from higher up, could be a waterpump or something from under the cam covers.

Dobz Experienced

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You need to do some investigating and try to track it back to the source. Have a look at the leakage indicator on the water pump to rule that out, it's a little hole underneath where the shaft comes out of the pump.

dantheman88 Community Regular

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it doesnt look like there is any leaking from the pump. it mainly looks like its coming from around the dipstick and the front of the engine where it joins the sump

Miguelone Grand Master

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Do what eightsixboy said instead of wildly trying to guess what the issue is. You will know the exact location of the leak and diagnosis will be far simpler. People can tell you whatever you want to hear but unless they know for certain where the issue is you will just be wasting time and money fixing things that aren't broken.

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it doesnt look like there is any leaking from the pump. it mainly looks like its coming from around the dipstick and the front of the engine where it joins the sump

If it's accumulating around the dipstick it might be a hose or the fitting that comes off the side of the thermostat or the thermostat housing it's self. The coolant would be dripping down from somewhere around there.

Start up your car and give the coolant a chance to leak out then get a small mirror and a lead light then do some looking around the thermostat area.

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